Thermoelectric charging for gadgets and for cooking

BioLite offers everyone interested a curious and relatively inexpensive BioLite CampStove gadget with interesting functionality, which is not so easy to describe in one definition - the device allows you to convert the heat generated during the combustion of wood into electrical energy, which makes it possible to charge the smartphone, and in parallel to cook open fire food.



The constructive scheme of the device is shown in the diagram below, and its use is assumed by the developers as follows: finding themselves in a situation where electrical energy is not available (the designers meant an earthquake in Japan, a flood in Thailand, and even an episode from the post-apocalyptic film “The Book of Eli” the ability to listen to your iPod when its charge ends), then the device can be loaded with firewood and get the opportunity to charge your smartphone via the USB port:

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The efficiency of CampStove is described by the developers as follows: 20 minutes of this “thermoelectric” charging will allow the smartphone to work for an hour in talk mode.







At the same time, CampStove can also serve its second purpose - for example, nothing can prevent a kettle from boiling on it or cooking what travelers usually eat (at the same time, you can estimate the device dimensions in the photo below):







CampStove cost is $ 129.